History Capitol Hill (Seattle)

-


capitol hill c. 1917


circa 1900, capitol hill known broadway hill after neighborhood s main thoroughfare. origin of neighborhood s current name disputed. james a. moore, real estate developer platted of area, reportedly named in hope washington government move seattle olympia. story states moore named after capitol hill neighborhood of denver, colorado, wife s hometown. according author jacqueline williams, both stories true.


due one-time large roman catholic population, capitol hill referred catholic hill until 1980s.


capitol hill contains of seattle s wealthiest neighborhoods, including millionaire s row along 14th avenue e. south of volunteer park (family residences on tree-lined streets) , harvard-belmont landmark district. has many distinguished apartment houses, including several fred anhalt, few surviving classical revival complexes such blackstone apartments. however, neighborhood s architecture did not fare in decades after world war ii. architect victor steinbrueck wrote in 1962 of tremendous growth of less-than-luxury apartments @ first appear consistent clean, direct approach associated contemporary architecture open outdoor corridors totally defeat large view windows giving occupants no privacy if leave blinds open enjoy view. tenants close blinds , apartment when lease runs out.


since 1997, capitol hill has hosted capitol hill block party annually in late july.


bus transit service , within capitol hill provided king county metro, including electric trolleybus routes 10, 12, 43 , 49 of seattle trolleybus system. first hill streetcar line, opened in january 2016, terminates in neighborhood.


the capitol hill station of link light rail opened in march 2016, part of university link extension. sound transit select proposals transit-oriented development above , around station location @ broadway , john street.


2006 massacre

on march 25, 2006, mass shooting occurred in neighborhood, when 28-year-old kyle aaron huff, native of whitefish, montana, opened fire shotgun , .40-caliber pistol @ rave party after event @ capitol hill arts center. huff killed 6 , wounded 2 others before taking own life after being confronted police. shooting worst mass murder in seattle since 1983, when wah mee massacre resulted in 13 deaths.








Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Early forms Nasal helmet

-
helmet of saint wenceslaus, prague the nasal helmet characterised possession of nose-guard, or nasal , composed of single strip of metal extended down skull or browband on nose provide facial protection. helmet appeared throughout western europe late in 9th century, , became predominant form of head protection, replacing previous types of helmet design based on late roman types such ridge helmet , helmets of spangenhelm construction. nasal helmets universally conical in shape. skull raised single sheet of iron or of composite, segmented (spangenhelm) construction. spangenhelm variety was, in general, earlier method of construction. single-piece skulls, being technically more difficult produce, became more common increase in metallurgical skill on time. though nasals had been used on earlier helmets, , on contemporary helmets found in byzantium, slavic eastern europe , middle east, characteristic of nasal helmet in general larger , integrated either skull or browband of helmet. nasal...
Read more

History Fixed exchange-rate system

-
1 history 1.1 chronology 1.2 gold standard 1.3 bretton woods system 1.4 current monetary regimes history the gold standard or gold exchange standard of fixed exchange rates prevailed 1870 1914, before many countries followed bimetallism. period between 2 world wars transitory, bretton woods system emerging new fixed exchange rate regime in aftermath of world war ii. formed intent rebuild war-ravaged nations after world war ii through series of currency stabilization programs , infrastructure loans. 1970s saw breakdown of system , replacement mixture of fluctuating , fixed exchange rates. chronology timeline of fixed exchange rate system: gold standard the earliest establishment of gold standard in united kingdom in 1821 followed australia in 1852 , canada in 1853. under system, external value of currencies denominated in terms of gold central banks ready buy , sell unlimited quantities of gold @ fixed price. each central bank maintained gold reserves official reserve asset. example, du...
Read more

Early years .281995.E2.80.931999.29 History of D.C. United

-
1 years (1995–1999) 1.1 d.c. awarded inaugural mls franchise 1.2 immediate success (1996–99) 1.2.1 1996: debut double 1.2.2 1997: back-to-back league titles 1.2.3 1998: international glory 1.2.4 1999: rongen steps in early years (1995–1999) d.c. awarded inaugural mls franchise prior 1994 fifa world cup, united states soccer federation fulfilled promises fifa aiding in foundation of new professional league. on june 15, 1994, major league soccer selected washington, d.c. out of twenty-two applicants host 1 of first 7 franchises, 3 more added before league s launch. once mls franchise awarded washington, new management had name it. in keeping sports naming conventions in united states, earliest efforts entailed area s name followed mascot. ideas included spies , americans , eagles . eventually, however, new team s operators decided name team d.c. united . name united alluded well-known european club names such leeds , manchester united, , reflected team s location in capital of uni...
Read more